National Geographic, 1888-2015, RIP?
It's as bad as many of us feared. In spite of happy talk like, "Oh, his son will be running it and he's different," "Rupert wouldn't destroy an asset like Nat Geo," etc., the axe fell on Tuesday.
The memo went out, and November 3rd 2015 came to the National Geographic office. This was the day in which Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox took over National Geographic. The management of National Geographic sent out an email telling its staff, all of its staff, all to report to their headquarters, and wait by their phones. This pulled back every person who was in the field, every photographer, every reporter, even those on vacation had to show up on this fateful day.
As these phones rang, one by one National Geographic let go the award-winning staff, and the venerable institution was no more.
The name now belongs to Rupert Murdoch, and he has plans for it. The CEO of National Geographic Society, Greg Knell, tried to claim back in September that “there won’t be an [editorial] turn in a direction that is different from the National Geographic heritage.” Murdoch’s move today only served to prove Knell’s words hollow, with hundreds of talented people now served their pink slips. And with the recognition that Murdoch’s other enterprises do not reflect the standards held by National Geographic, and with Murdoch’s history of changing the editorial direction of purchased properties, today’s move indicates that we can expect a similar shift for National Geographic.
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5 comments:
Time for the laid offs to start Worldwide Geographic" tomorrow morning.
good - cancelled my subscription years ago -sick of all the man-made global warming propaganda - I've got an idea, why don't those poor laid offs just start another NON-PROFIT?
and the death of a great magazine
all those high paying jobs ..paying for that high priced DC metro area real estate.. welcome to the marketplace you've been replaced.
Yet another publication goes into the portfolio of a multi-national corporation.
Five global corporations control everything you see, read, listen to or hear. TV, radio, magazines, billboards, DVDs, CDs.., everything.
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